... of cotton goods from Bradford huas grown of late years: -1895. £230,344, 1896, £158,465: 1897, £3-06.308; 1898, £353,055. Speaking generally, there is a feeling that business will improvo in this year, and the December return ives encouraging iudict-ions ...

... directl,'y zoverns, she uses her immense power for urging the adoption of Thi- poitcv on ether nrations- scypIA D'S RItGHfT TO)SPEAK. The freedom which, without regard to 'her on-n in- ter-eat, she allows' In hr eeCf-governing colonie-s to incie whatever tariff ...

... American pig iron iato the distrirt at the rate of absut 2.0DO tons a month does not weaken the pig iron market, a fact which speaks vo'umes for the good trade and oonsumptive caparity of the Black Cauntry. FISH. IsILLISNSPATE.-A good demand prevailed for ...

... favourable 'to speculation and investment; while political considerations are exercising little weight, and the toene, generally speaking, was good, this feature being especially noticeable in American Railroad shares-. With regard to first-c.lass investments ...

... the wa-y. orrW,. tive, and little is pasing in Ku.sech a ' - In some channels husine.ss continue, to prices, but generalli speaking the- ir±p-y s- money than maskers- care to entertai ' I steady'n especially ;vef-s, and counts thas are - -- rather stiff ...

... 4,1 and Baltimore and Ohio 4, several other smallar recessions being notedL Carry-iag-over in this section was, Senerelly speaking, arranged at 44 to 5 per cent. per annum. The traffic returns of the leiding Canadian RaQilway for last week were good, the ...

... showed a large increase, and afforded further evidence that labour was largely em- ployed in all industrial centres. After speaking of the influence of New York upon finance in Europe. he called attention to the fact that the bank's deposit and current ...

... business in several directions was on a smaller scale. The feeling of hopefulness was again very much in evidence, and generally speaking prices had somean Unurovement. The first of the Home Railway dividend I a result's was announced, being the Great Ccntral ...

... £13,000. He urged the share- I holders to support the Board, and stop ass attempt to t wreck the company-asr. Rastlinson, speaking oi behalf aof the committee, recapitulated the statements made in t the committee's report, and said that it bad been the ...

... 55., veos £6 Sc. to £5 I0e,. ehewn's £6; 3s.. girders £6. bear remurds and sqtuaresl £6 3',. to £7. plat',s La l6s. to Li7. Speak- ing ceacrallo. The n-so li-ts chow chat mest desccniptions of niano- tortured otel . r dcarir7 by 15', per ton than twmo ...

... weights and measures ought to be done away with; he regarded it as little less than a disgrace to this country. (Hear, hear.) Speak- ing personally, he said that the Compensation Act would be a useful measure- The Chamber nLad come to terms with the Ocean ...

... Century Million Fund. It is expected a sum of £2,500 will be raised in the circuit. GENERAL GAT ACRE ON WAR. General Gatacre, speaking at a dinner to old soldiers eand sailors at Norwich. last. night, contrasted the con- dition of soldiers thirty-four years ...